Smithsonian American Art Museum
Always on the lookout for free art museums, I have a list of free art museums in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, & Delaware. Some art museums offer free admission only on certain days of the week. Here is a great list for art lovers to travel with:
Free art museums in District of Columbia (Washington, DC):
- Free admission always to the Smithsonian Institution museums many of which are listed here.
- Free admission at Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Free admission at Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
- Free admission at Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
- Free admission at Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- Free admission at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Free admission at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Free admission always at Art Museum of the Americas at Organization of American States in Washington, DC
- Free admission always at National Building Museum in Washington DC
- Suggested optional donation from Tuesday to Friday at Phillips Collection in Washington DC. Under 18 free Tuesday to Friday.
- Free admission the first Sunday of each month at National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC
- Suggested optional donation at The Textile Museum in Washington DC
Museum of Women in the Arts
Free art museums in Delaware:
- Free admission always at Diggs Museum of American Art in Dover, Delaware
- Free admission always at Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, Delaware
- Free admission on Sundays at Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, Delaware
Free art museums in Maryland:
- Free admission always at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
- Free admission always at Baltimore Museum of Art
- Free admission always at The Art Gallery at University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland
- Free admission always at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, Maryland
- Suggested optional donation at Contemporary Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
Free art museums in Virginia:
- Free admission always at University of Virginia Art Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Free admission always at Hampton University Museum in Hampton, Virginia
- Free admission always at Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia
- Free admission always at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia
- Free admission on Thursdays from 5-8pm at Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia
Related Articles: Free admission at art museums in the Northeast (Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, & New Hampshire)
Bank of America is also sponsoring free days at art museums across the country. For details, visit: museums.bankofamerica.com.
Just because a museum is free doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t donate. Support the arts!
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate and may change at any time, so be sure to check the websites for accurate free admission days. Have corrections? Leave a comment.
Where to find free art museums in Washington DC, free art museums in Maryland, free art museums in Virginia, free art museums in Delaware & the Delmarva area.
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